If you want to get more bites when fishing a groundbait or open end feeder, try this neat trick and twitch your rig back. It’s easy to do and can trigger even more bites than you’ve ever had before. It works brilliantly for bream, carp and tench – even roach too when you’re fishing a maggot feeder. It is very ...
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- Feeder rigs
- 14 October 2010
This simple yet very effective feeder fishing rig is perfect for catching river barbel, chub and bream. It’s easy to make and can be used in deep sluggish rivers through to fairly shallow and swift flowing rivers. The beauty of this rig is that it can be used to catch all of our larger river species, providing you use an ...
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- Feeder rigs
- 17 September 2010
The Method feeder is a devastating item of tackle for the commercial carp angler as it not only attracts fish to the swim, but it’s easy to use and easy to catch fish with!To create this rig you’ll need to thread an in-line Method feeder upon your strong mainline – between 8lb and 12lb is ideal. Next thread a small ...
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- Feeder rigs
- 28 May 2008
This technique is brilliant for tackling the margins. It was made famous by John Wilson, who has used it extensively for carp on many of Britain's lakes to catch countless fish of all sizes. It works with almost all baits, including boilies. A The lift method works best if the float rod is placed upon rod rests. This ensures that ...
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- Float rigs
- 11 December 2007
This rig is ideal for presenting expander pellets on the bottom for carp, tench and bream. It can be used in depths of 3ft or more and when fished correctly it can tempt bites when all other pellet rigs fail. A Use a long, body-down pole float for this style of fishing. One having a long plastic bristle is perfect ...
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- Pole rigs
- 11 February 2011
In-line maggot feeders are relatively new to the market but they have already helped catch many big carp, bream and tench to those anglers who know how to rig and set them up correctly. Here Bob Roberts shows us how he sets his up when fishing specialist-style for big tench... This technique not only ensures that the fish hooks itself ...
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- Feeder rigs
- 13 July 2009
Trotting a small river for roach, chub, bleak, dace and skimmer bream is a fantastic way to spend a day fishing. It’s an active method that involves flicking your rig out, paying out line from the reel, mending the line to make sure the float travels along the right line, and occasionally holding back the float to make the bait ...
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- Float rigs
- 05 March 2009
If you have spent lots of time, effort and money prebaiting a lake or a river for masses of bream, barbel, carp or tench, you ought to know how to fish that peg correctly so you get the most out of it. Here we show you where to cast to make sure that you keep the shoal right where you ...
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- Float rigs
- 05 March 2009
If you have spent lots of time, effort and money prebaiting a lake or a river for masses of bream, barbel, carp or tench, you ought to know how to fish that peg correctly so you get the most out of it. Here we show you where to cast to make sure that you keep the shoal right where you ...
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- Leger rigs
- 05 March 2009
This is THE rig to use if you are targeting specimen perch. Although it’s quite simple to tie, the components you will need are quite specialised but can be bought from all good tackle shops. A Run Ring is a must because this provides a large diameter bore through which the line passes, therefore resistance is kept to a minimum. ...
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- Leger rigs
- 28 May 2008
